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An application must be filed at least 5 years following sentencing for the conviction that the applicant seeks to set aside or 5 years following completion of any term of imprisonment for that conviction, whichever occurs later. The application must contain:
(a) The full name and current address of the applicant.
(b) A certified record of the conviction that is to be set aside.
(c) A statement that the applicant has not been convicted of an offense other than the one sought to be set aside as a result of this application.
(d) A statement as to whether the applicant has previously filed an application to set aside this or any other conviction and, if so, the disposition of the application.
(e) A statement as to whether the applicant has any other criminal charge pending against him or her in any court in the United States or in any other country.
(f) A consent to the use of the nonpublic record created under section 3 to the extent authorized by section 3.
The applicant must submit a copy of the application, a $50 fee, and 2 complete sets of fingerprints to the department of state police. The department of state police will compare those fingerprints with the records of the department, forward a complete set of fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a comparison with the records available to that agency. The department of state police will report to the court in which the application is filed the information contained in the department’s records with respect to any pending charges against the applicant, any record of conviction of the applicant, and the setting aside of any conviction of the applicant and report to the court any similar information obtained from the federal bureau of investigation. The court will not act upon the application until the department of state police reports the information required by this subsection to the court.
A copy of the application must be served upon the attorney general and upon the office of the prosecuting attorney who prosecuted the crime, and an opportunity will be given to the attorney general and to the prosecuting attorney to contest the application. If the conviction was for an assault crime or a serious misdemeanor, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the victim of the assault crime or serious misdemeanor of the application The victim has the right to appear at any proceeding related to setting aside the conviction and make a written or oral statement.
If the court determines that the circumstances and behavior of the applicant from the date of the applicant’s conviction to the filing of the application warrant setting aside the conviction and that setting aside the conviction is consistent with the public welfare, the court may enter on order setting aside the conviction. M.C. L. § 780.621.
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